Oregon State University’s PacWave South, a one-of-a-kind research facility critical to advancing the development of the wave energy industry, is officially open after more than 15 years of effort. PacWave, located south of Newport on the Oregon Coast, is the first pre-permitted, grid-connected wave energy test site in the United States. Its completion was marked with an Aug. 27 ribbon-cutting celebration attended by about 150 people. “PacWave represents the culmination of mor

By Michelle Klampe Vouchers are now on sale for a new specialty Oregon license plate that researchers hope will inspire people to think...

By Tiffany Woods Oregon Sea Grant and the Oregon State University Extension Service have hired an environmental sociologist from Canada’s...

Crews later this month will begin installing the power and data cables that are essential to completing construction of a new wave energy...

Construction is now underway on a 77-unit housing project to support students, staff, visiting scientists and others working and learning...

By Michelle Klampe Low oxygen conditions that pose a significant threat to marine life are widespread and increasing in coastal Pacific...

By Michelle Klampe OSU Marine heat waves in the northeast Pacific Ocean create ongoing and complex disruptions of the ocean food web that...

The Oregon State University Extension Master Woodland Manager (MWM) training is a high-level course for private landowners who are...

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced that Oregon State University will receive nearly $160,000 from the National Oceanic...

A minor-league baseball promotion rooted in a quirky bit of Oregon history will culminate this weekend in Eugene with a fundraising...

Gray whales that spend their summers feeding off the coast of Oregon are shorter than their counterparts who travel north to the Arctic...

Oregon's Marine Reserves Program has a new ecological team leader whose past work includes finding ways to use facial-recognition...

The next step in Oregon State University’s construction of a wave energy testing facility off the Oregon Coast is likely to be visible to...

The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday June 2nd approved a $1.64 billion budget to support university operations for the...

As a key food supply declines, the endangered population of Southern Resident killer whales, known to frequent the Salish Sea off the...

New research by an Oregon State University-led team is beginning to unravel the times of year and locations where whales are at greatest...

On Jan. 16, 2016, beachgoers up and down the Washington, Oregon and northern California coasts were surprised by multiple “sneaker” waves...

A chemical analysis of sediment cores from the North Pacific Ocean show a consistent pairing of volcanic ash and hypoxia, a low ocean...

Over the course of four years, State Representative David Gomberg worked with Dr. Bruce Mate at the Marine Mammal Institute to authorize...

Oregon State University scientists are proposing management changes on western federal lands that they say would result in more wolves...